Now when he went down in Tennessee,All my friends they was glad to see meSeen some down by the railroad trackSeen some earth dealers with their sacks on their backThey said now "Hey Man!" (hey man)"We're glad to see you back -We got a new dance they call the Bacon Fat.'

You goDiddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley wop wopHave mercy, have mercy (wop wop, yeah wop wop)'An then they goDiddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley wop wopHelp yourself, mama (wop wop, yeah wop wop)'An then they goDiddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley diddley wop wop(wop wop, yeah wop wop)Now then I went down to see my local deejayThe cat's name is Cain, he lives down Tennessee wayI said now "Hey man, what's this uh, new kinda jump - Where you wind up twice 'n then you end up with a bump?"He said now "Dig, Daddy!" (hey man)"It's a natural fact, it's a sweepin' the South,That thing the Bacon Fat."